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- [fawrst, fohrst]
- /fɔrst, foʊrst/
- /fɔːst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawrst, fohrst]
- /fɔrst, foʊrst/
Definitions of forced word
- adjective forced strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile. 2
- adjective forced enforced or compulsory: forced labor. 1
- adjective forced subjected to force. 1
- adjective forced required by circumstances; emergency: a forced landing of an airplane. 1
- noun forced physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window. 1
- noun forced strength or power exerted upon an object; physical coercion; violence: to use force to open the window; to use force on a person. 1
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Origin of forced
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; force + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Forced
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forced popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
forced usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forced
adj forced
- contrived — If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.
- mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- involuntary — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
- unwilling — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
- affected — If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
adjective forced
- strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
- put on — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- compulsory — If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- enforced — Caused by necessity or force ; compulsory.
- laboured — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
Antonyms for forced
adj forced
- voluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- spontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
- unforced — enforced or compulsory: forced labor.
- compulsorily — required; mandatory; obligatory: compulsory education.
adjective forced
- natural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
adverb forced
- by choice — willingly, of one's free will
- optionally — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- voluntarily — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- with all one's heart — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- on one's own — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
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